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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Letter Writing (Formal) (Questions)

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Formal letters are important, especially when applying for jobs. A well-written formal letter can be the first step to getting an interview.

Learn more about frameworks and new terms for formal letters in our second English quiz on Letter Writing.

1. Which information is used at the top right of the letter?
[ ] Date
[ ] Recipient name and address
[ ] Salutation
[ ] Sender address
2. Which information follows the details from question 1?
[ ] Date
[ ] Recipient name and address
[ ] Salutation
[ ] Sender address
3. How should the date be written in a formal letter?
[ ] In numbers but with the month as a word
[ ] In numbers only
[ ] In words but with the month as a number
[ ] In words only
4. What is on the left of the page and level with the date?
[ ] Recipient name and address
[ ] Salutation
[ ] Sender address
[ ] Valediction
5. What is written under the information in question 4?
[ ] Recipient name
[ ] Salutation
[ ] Valediction
[ ] Your (sender) name
6. What might you include next in your letter?
[ ] A reference to show your reason for writing
[ ] A title, e.g. 'A letter of complaint to the bank'
[ ] Your (sender) name
[ ] Your reason for writing
7. What should your first paragraph state?
[ ] A reference to show your reason for writing
[ ] Tasks for the recipient to carry out
[ ] What you wish to happen next
[ ] Your reason for writing
8. Which term describes the middle of a letter?
[ ] Body
[ ] Ending
[ ] Head
[ ] Opening
9. The concluding paragraph states .......
[ ] A farewell
[ ] A greeting
[ ] What has already happened
[ ] What you wish to happen next
10. At the very end of the letter you need to .......
[ ] Print the recipient's name
[ ] Print your name
[ ] Sign and print your name
[ ] Sign your name
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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Letter Writing (Formal) (Answers)
1. Which information is used at the top right of the letter?
[ ] Date
[ ] Recipient name and address
[ ] Salutation
[x] Sender address
Remember 'salutation' is the greeting you use
2. Which information follows the details from question 1?
[x] Date
[ ] Recipient name and address
[ ] Salutation
[ ] Sender address
The date is placed underneath the sender address
3. How should the date be written in a formal letter?
[x] In numbers but with the month as a word
[ ] In numbers only
[ ] In words but with the month as a number
[ ] In words only
'24th July 2011' is correct
4. What is on the left of the page and level with the date?
[x] Recipient name and address
[ ] Salutation
[ ] Sender address
[ ] Valediction
The name and address you are writing to comes next
5. What is written under the information in question 4?
[ ] Recipient name
[x] Salutation
[ ] Valediction
[ ] Your (sender) name
'Dear Sir/Madam' or 'Dear John' = salutation/greeting
6. What might you include next in your letter?
[x] A reference to show your reason for writing
[ ] A title, e.g. 'A letter of complaint to the bank'
[ ] Your (sender) name
[ ] Your reason for writing
If writing for a job, 'Re: Position of Saturday Assistant'
7. What should your first paragraph state?
[ ] A reference to show your reason for writing
[ ] Tasks for the recipient to carry out
[ ] What you wish to happen next
[x] Your reason for writing
Your opening lines say why you are writing the letter
8. Which term describes the middle of a letter?
[x] Body
[ ] Ending
[ ] Head
[ ] Opening
The body of the letter explains your purpose in detail
9. The concluding paragraph states .......
[ ] A farewell
[ ] A greeting
[ ] What has already happened
[x] What you wish to happen next
End with 'Yours faithfully / sincerely'
10. At the very end of the letter you need to .......
[ ] Print the recipient's name
[ ] Print your name
[x] Sign and print your name
[ ] Sign your name
Sign the letter then print your name in capital letters